Auburn destroys Southern Miss.
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Posted 6:45AM on Tuesday 31st December 2002 ( 22 years ago )
AUBURN - Marquis Daniels scored 21 points and Derrick Bird added 16 as Auburn defeated Southern Miss 92-46 Monday night. <br>
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Marco Killingsworth added 14 points for the Tigers (10-2). Nathan Watson had nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range. <br>
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Southern Miss (6-4) was led by Greg Johnson with 13 points. Clement Carter added nine. <br>
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Auburn used a 14-4 run to build a 31-18 lead with 5:00 left in the first half, then stretched the lead to 39-25 at the break. The Tigers opened the second period with a 24-5 burst to ice the game. <br>
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Auburn forced the Golden Eagles into 21 turnovers and held them to 29.8 percent shooting for the game. The Tigers shot 64.9 percent for the game, including 9-of-16 3-pointers. <br>
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It was the largest margin of victory in the 13-game series, which Auburn leads 12-1.
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